Federal Judge Warns Foreign Hackers Could Target Election Cases

A federal appeals court judge has warned members of the U.S. federal judiciary to guard against possible cyberattacks by foreign adversaries who may interfere in election-related cases. U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, who chairs a committee on information technology for the federal courts, warned of the potential election-year hacking risk during a meeting of the U.S. Judicial Conference, the judiciary’s top policymaking body, in Washington. “Now is a time when everyone in the judiciary needs to stay alert and be extra smart and vigilant in all aspects of our use and monitoring of our IT systems,” Scudder told reporters during a news conference after the meeting on Tuesday....